Bylaw No. 3-09 Water and Sewer Rates

Major, Saskatchewan · No. 3-09 · adopted 2009-05-25 · summary & facts

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BYLAW NO. 3-09 A BYLAW OF THE VILLAGE OF MAJOR TO FIX THE RATES TO BE CHARGED FOR THE USE AND CONSUMPTION OF WATER AND TO FIX THE RATES TO BE CHARGED BY WAY OF RENT OR SERVICE CHARGE FOR THE USE OF SEWER COUNCIL of the VILLAGE of MAJOR, in the Province of Saskatchewan, enacts as follows: 1. All persons desiring to be supplied with water from the Village of Major's water supply system shall make application to the officials of the Village. A deposit of two hundred dollars ($200.00) will be charged for the ½`` to ¾`` meter, and a deposit of two hundred and fifty dollar ($250.00) will be charged for the 2" meter. 2. The Council may by Bylaw ration or limit the amount of water furnished to any and/or all consumers should circumstances deem to warrant such action. 3. The charges to be paid by the water consumer whose water service has been turned on shall be those set out in Schedule "A" attached, or as amended from time to time; provided, however, that the minimum shall be payable in every case whether or not any water is consumed. 4. Persons who own the premises drained or that are by bylaw required to be drained into the sewer shall pay for such services a rental rate or service charge in accordance with Schedule "B" attached or as amended from time to time. 5. Accounts for water service and/or sewer service shall cover a period of six successive months, and shall be rendered on or before the first day of the month next following such period. Accounts shall be paid within a period of thirty days from the date on which such accounts are rendered. If an account is not paid within the period of thirty days, the water service may be cut off. When the water service is cut off, it shall not be turned on until all arrears have been paid, together with a fee of $20.00 to cover the expenses of turning off the water and $20.00 for turning it on again; provided that if it is required to turn on the water service outside the employees' regular working hours, the fee shall be $40.00 6. When a water/sewer billing remains unpaid 31 days past the billing date, the account shall be considered past due, and as such, subject to a penalty of 2 per centum (2%) per month which shall be added thereto, and form part of the water and sewer charges owed on the property. 7. Bylaws Nos. 3-99, 4-02 and 2-09 are repealed. THE rates, charges, tolls or rents contained in this bylaw shall come into force and take effect on the day of approval being issued by the Saskatchewan Municipal Board. _______________________________ _________________________________ Mayor Clerk/Administrator Certified a true copy of Bylaw No. 3-09 Adopted by resolution of (SEAL) Council on the 25th day of May , 2009 . ______________________________ Clerk/Administrator SCHEDULE 'A' TO BYLAW NO. 3-09 MONTHLY WATER RATES: 10.00 Cubic Meters or LESS Minimum Charge of $15.00 OVER 10.00 Cubic Meters $1.50 per One (1) Cubic Meter SCHEDULE 'B' TO BYLAW NO. 3-09 MONTHLY SEWER SERVICE CHARGES: SCHOOL 20.00 ALL OTHERS 10.00